Hunger will cause an increase in mortality and disability in 2050, according to a study (Notimerica)

Notimerica published an article about a new study by IFPRI, USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), and RTI that projects that chronic and hidden hunger globally will increase the years of life lost due to premature mortality and years lived with disability, also known as disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), worldwide by more than 30 million by 2050 relative to 2010. The effects of Forecasts of climate change on availability and access to nutritious foods will exacerbate this change in DALYs by almost 10%. Environment and Production Technology Division’s Principal Scientist, Tim Sulser said, “Improvements in food systems can significantly decrease hunger, but our projections show that population growth will outpace those improvements at current levels of investment, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa.”